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Q&A Are friendly writing contests a useful exercise?

Yes, I know that - in theory - any exercise is a good exercise. Context: Lately I've been running a writing group were multiple creative-writing/reading enthusiasts meet. As a group activity, we'v...

2 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by Liquid‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A How to objectively judge the storytelling in a writing contest?

I am designing a fiction writing contest for 13 and 14-year old EFL students. The students have very limited experience writing English and writing fiction. I am developing the scoring sheet, on w...

2 answers  ·  posted 12y ago by Village‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Enigma Book with a money prize

The idea is simple: we intend to publish a puzzle book that contains a difficult enigma. The first one to solve this enigma will win a prize (i.e., $10.000). Some obvious rules: The solution need...

2 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by Chaotic‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Should a short story be submitted to a publisher in order to know if they would be interested in a book based on it?

I wrote a very compelling science fiction short story. I am currently writing a book about an entirely different universe, not related to this short story. I made this story rest for a long time, ...

1 answer  ·  posted 5y ago by CashewsFuel‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A How to Win Short-Fiction Writing Competitions [closed]

I've written many stories and have received some good feedback but have never tried to compete with others. I've been thinking recently that it would be nice to enter a piece of my flash-fiction in...

2 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by robertcday‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A The ethics of multiple contest submissions

So I'm gearing up to write an actual full-length novel and I've decided that the best way to test the mettle of my writing (and make a couple of bucks in the process) is to enter a few writing cont...

2 answers  ·  posted 12y ago by Jed Oliver‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Best platform to run an online writing contest? [closed]

First off, 'platform' might not be the best word. I am talking about what you construct a website with, as in Wordpress, vbulletin, etc. I can't seem to find what these are called. I will use the w...

1 answer  ·  posted 7y ago by Thomas Myron‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A For a new writer, is it better to enter contests or submit to magazines/journals?

I'm a rookie writer, working on short stories thus far, mostly for practice and exposure. I need to get them out there somewhere. They're probably going to mostly fit into Sci-fi, fantasy, horror, ...

3 answers  ·  posted 8y ago by Colin Ennen‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Writing Contests For Teens

I am a 12 year old aspiring writer who would love to enter writing contests. I'd like to find some writing contests that are free to enter, are for people my age, and preferably, have prizes. Ho...

1 answer  ·  posted 7y ago by System‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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